Grand Lake Theatre, Historic movie theater in Grand Lake, Oakland, United States.
The Grand Lake Theatre is a four-screen cinema housed in a neoclassical building in Oakland, showing both current releases and older films. Located at 3200 Grand Avenue, it offers a traditional movie-going environment with contemporary programming.
The theater opened in 1926 as a single-screen venue designed by architects Reid & Reid for businessmen Abraham Karski and Louis Kaliski. It was later expanded to add the additional screens seen today.
A Wurlitzer organ plays before weekend evening shows, connecting today's audiences to an older style of cinema. The instrument brings live music into the movie-watching experience.
The theater offers some of the lowest ticket prices in the Bay Area, making it accessible for different budgets. Its location in the Grand Lake neighborhood makes it easy to grab a meal or coffee before or after your visit.
The rooftop sign is a massive glowing advertisement with about 2800 colored bulbs that rotate visibly from the street below. It stands as one of the largest rotary contact signs west of the Mississippi, making it a striking local landmark when lit at night.
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